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10th grade How totalitarian governments took power in the 1920s and 1930s worksheet

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How totalitarian governments took power in the 1920s and 1930s

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    Who led, and how they took power

    Columns: Country; Leader; In power from; How power was taken. Row 1, Italy: Leader: Benito Mussolini; In power from: 1922; dictator from 1925; How power was taken: after the Fascists' March on Rome, October 27–28, 1922, he was appointed prime minister; in 1925 he made himself dictator. Row 2, Germany: Leader: Adolf Hitler; In power from: 1933; How power was taken: President Hindenburg appointed him chancellor on January 30, 1933, after a political deal; the Enabling Act of March 23, 1933 let his government make laws without parliament. Row 3, Soviet Union: Leader: Joseph Stalin; In power from: unchallenged leader by late 1934; How power was taken: he rose inside the Communist Party after Lenin and removed every likely rival. Row 4, Japan: Leader: military leaders, claiming to speak for Emperor Hirohito; In power from: the 1930s; How power was taken: the army seized Manchuria in 1931; through the 1930s the military took almost all political power. Below the chart: A totalitarian government seeks control over every part of life: politics, work, schools, the press and beliefs.

  2. In Ari's chart, who led Italy?

    • Adolf Hitler
    • Benito Mussolini
    • Emperor Hirohito
    • Joseph Stalin

  3. When was Mussolini appointed prime minister, Esme asks?

    • 1925
    • 1933
    • 1931
    • 1922

  4. Who held power in Japan, by the chart, Jun asks?

    • Military leaders
    • Benito Mussolini
    • Joseph Stalin
    • An elected Diet, by itself

  5. What did the Enabling Act let Hitler's government do, Kira asks?

    • Seize Manchuria
    • Hold free elections each year
    • Make laws without parliament
    • March on Rome

  6. By when was Stalin the unchallenged leader, Luz asks?

    • Late 1934
    • 1931
    • Early 1925
    • 1922

  7. What does totalitarian mean, by the note, Milo asks?

    • Seeking control over every part of life
    • Run by voters in each town
    • Sharing power among many parties
    • Ruled by a king with a parliament

  8. What is a dictator, Noah asks?

    • A judge in a court
    • A leader chosen by many parties
    • An elected lawmaker
    • A ruler who holds total power

  9. On the chart, what is a chancellor, Pia asks?

    • A Soviet party council
    • The head of Italy's army
    • The head of Germany's government
    • Japan's emperor

  10. When did Japan's army seize Manchuria, by the chart, Tala asks?

    • 1933
    • 1931
    • 1922
    • 1934

  11. Which two leaders were appointed to office, by the chart, Zee asks?

    • Mussolini and Stalin
    • Hitler and Stalin
    • Mussolini and Hitler
    • Stalin and Hirohito
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How totalitarian governments took power in the 1920s and 1930s. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can read a chart of who led Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union and Japan, and how each took power.
  • I can explain how each government limited rights: one party, changed parliaments, decrees, secret police and censorship.
  • I can read propaganda as a source, telling what a regime claimed from what the record shows.

Standard: D2.Civ.8.9-12

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